Musk after being criticized for removing posts at the behest of the governments of India and Turkey: “By ‘free speech’, I mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.”
Free speech platform my ass
Musk originally: “free speech absolutist”
Musk after being criticized for removing posts at the behest of the governments of India and Turkey: “By ‘free speech’, I mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people.”
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/07/elon-musks-hypocrisy-about-free-speech-hits-a-new-low
Musk today: “This is my kingdom. I delete and ban whenever I feel like it.”
so basically a regular social media moderator just with billions of dollars.